The Nepal Weekly 
March 5, 2024
A team of Nepali women embarked from Kathmandu on Thursday for Kalapatthar, near the Everest base camp, to observe International Women’s Day – March 8 – with the aim to drawing global attention to melting snow as a consequence of climate change and its impacts on local communities.
The journey is being organized by Sath Sathai, an organisation campaigning for the agenda of climate change and women’s empowerment.
“We a group of 30 women are heading towards Kalapatthar to raise global awareness regarding the alarming issue of climate change and we will reach Lukla airport, the gate way to the Everest on Friday,” Prajeeta Karki, president of Sathi Sathai told PTI over phone.
The team includes Miss Nepal World Srichchha Pradhan, social activists, medical personnel, politicians, women activists, journalists among others.
The ‘special’ gathering at Kalapatthar on the occasion of the March 8 Day, is aimed at drawing the attention of national and international communities to the devastating consequences of climate change in the the Everest region and the challenges being faced by the mountain people, according to Karki.
Women from different walks of life, who are currently on their way to the Kalapatthar are scheduled to march in the Everest region to voice for climate change through organizing rally and interaction in the villages surrounding the Everest region.
An interaction will be held with people’s representatives and community on the impact of climate change during the march, informed Karki.
The team will engage in interaction with local representatives and communities on ‘women empowerment for connecting government and the community for climate change’ on March 2 at Syangboche.
They are scheduled to reach Kalapatthar on March 8. The team will draw the attention of the national and international communities to the negative impacts of climate change on agriculture, community and tourism. This year’s International Women’s Day’s theme is ‘Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress’.
